Since 2007 alone, BFTP/NEP has supported 2,465 companies and helped clients raise more than $1.424 Billion in follow-on funding from other investors.

Significant Statewide Economic Impact

The Pennsylvania Economy League, a nonpartisan research organization, conducted an independent, objective evaluation of the economic impact of the Ben Franklin Technology Partners (BFTP) in Pennsylvania from 2007 through 2011. The results determined that BFTP has:

Generated $3.60 of additional state tax revenue for every $1.00 invested in the program, with more than $502 million in additional state tax revenues

Boosted the PA economy by $6.6 billion (increase in gross state product)

Produced a total of 20,200 jobs

BFTP has produced the following statewide cumulative results since 1989: